Spelling that makes you cringe

[jsabine]

Politeness, courtesy, morality, social pressure, regulation, law - any or all of those, I think. Obliged doesn't necessarily have any of those overtones and, as Cudzo says, can include physically compelled.

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

An article discussing Trump's mental state said he had demetia.  He'll be going after Camelot next.

[citoyen]

Obligated and obliged don't have entirely the same meaning though.

That seems to be based on the popular notion that extra syllables add gravitas or emphasis (see also: use vs utilise).

Obligate is just a back-formation from obligation, which in turn derives from oblige. Any difference in meaning is defined by custom rather than etymology.

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

after my visit to Conceria Fiori, I unlocked my bicycle and peddled about 2km southeast of the old tannery to her old address in central Turin.

  

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170913-how-italian-women-used-words-to-fight-the-nazis

[hellymedic]

Oh dear!

[Andrij]

That's quite worrying, with winter approaching.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Obligated and obliged don't have entirely the same meaning though.

That seems to be based on the popular notion that extra syllables add gravitas or emphasis (see also: use vs utilise).

Obligate is just a back-formation from obligation, which in turn derives from oblige. Any difference in meaning is defined by custom rather than etymology.

Obviously Evidently Self-evidentially so.

[T42]

Oh dear!

Considering the particulates from open fires, that's probably not inaccurate.

[citoyen]

They were doing so well...

[Pingu]

Mrs P and I are a bit epoplectic at the moment.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Lance Armstrong is to make an official epology for his drug use.

[The Movers]

Mrs P and are a bit epoplectic at the moment.

Appoxy resin 

Edited to preserve pedantic sanity!

[Mrs Pingu]

Mrs P and I are a bit epoplectic at the moment.

Appoxy resin 

Edited to preserve pedantic sanity!

[Pingu]

Mrs P and I are a bit epoplectic at the moment.

Appoxy resin 

Edited to preserve pedantic sanity!

 

[hellymedic]

Glorious story and photo of postie and little (cl)one Audaxing on Facebook.

Peddle fell off child's bike...

[hellymedic]

[Bledlow]

What? But but but devil dogs!

[hellymedic]

Of course, it makes perfect sense if you think dog poo is an evil spirit...

[liam_whippet]

It makes even more sense if you notice where the housing is ..

 

[hellymedic]

Witch area?

[liam_whippet]

Moving from spelling to grammar - have you also noticed the high number of gerunds per square foot?

And it has an unexpected rhythm to it.

Maybe it's an incantation:

[I believe in]
housing Pendle,
the playing of ball games,
the riding of cycles,
t'exorcising* of dogs..

..the forgiveness of sins,
and the life of the world to come.

 

[* it is oop North, isn't it?]

[Pickled Onion]

In the interests of irritating pedantry, Housing Pendle is not a gerund it's a verbal noun.

Yeah, yeah, I know the fucking* grammar pedants' thread is over there -->

* not a gerund either, a present participle.

[T42]

There's no verb.  No verb = no sentence = no meaning.

Yeah, I know, tell it to the judge. Eppur si muove.

[clarion]

Lance Armstrong is to make an official epology for his drug use.

That might mak Lance cringe, but delighted me!

[hellymedic]

Lance Armstrong is to make an official epology for his drug use.

That might mak Lance cringe, but delighted me!

Tyke goes native!